My therapist has reminded me that I foresaw this, but I don’t think I correctly anticipated how much better it would make me feel.
I was raised believing that gender is a social construct. At some level, I think I was skeptical that the hormones would make me feel better. I was convinced that the effects [...]

It’s not surprising, given that I’m on estrogen, but it’s still amazing.
Until recently, I had something I called proto-breasts: sensitive nipples topping slightly meaty man-boobs. But they have graduated into full breasthood. They are still the smallest breasts one could possibly imagine, but they are indeed breasts.
I wonder if I’ll draw a lot of hits [...]

My liver is almost back to normal as of a week ago. My Endo returned from his summer vacation just in time to agree to prescribe me hormone therapy contingent on a new blood test, to be conducted next Wednesday, on my 35th birthday.
I’m settling into full-time life as a woman quite comfortably. People clock [...]

Let’s talk about testosterone’s loathsome presence (to me!) in my bloodstream again (thanks to my inflamed liver), and all the changes in my body that I can feel most keenly in reverse.
My body hair is back. Once again, when in the shower holding the razor, I need to remember whether it’s lower-back-to-feet day or tummy-to-hands [...]

Karymé, my first commenter (thank you thank you thank you for letting me know that someone actually read a post!:), said some very nice things, and also wanted to know about my Buddhist practice. Sadly, it’s non-existent. A friend suggested I adopt a Buddhist attitude to living with my transness. It sounds like a great [...]